Lucy Costa
Information and Privacy Commissioner/Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtes
2025 Salary
$167,008Total compensation $167,219, including $210 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#22Information and Privacy Commissioner
Years on List
92017–2025
Peak Salary
$168,5752024
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2017–2025
$115,807 in 2017 is worth about $145,824 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $167,008Benefits $210Total $167,219 |
| 2024 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $168,575Benefits $196Total $168,772 |
| 2023 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $138,426Benefits $181Total $138,607 |
| 2022 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $135,721Benefits $177Total $135,899 |
| 2021 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $136,142Benefits $173Total $136,315 |
| 2020 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $134,573Benefits $169Total $134,741 |
| 2019 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation And Privacy Commissioner | $122,498Benefits $166Total $122,665 |
| 2018 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation and Privacy Commissioner | $120,817Benefits $177Total $120,995 |
| 2017 | Manager, Investigation / Chef des enquêtesInformation and Privacy Commissioner / Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée | $115,807Benefits $160Total $115,967 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Lucy Costa was paid $167,008 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $113,245, an effective income-tax rate of about 28.9%. Within Information and Privacy Commissioner, Lucy Costa's total compensation of $167,219 was the #22 of 118, against a median salary of $129,715. Most Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$113,245
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.2%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.